J Korean Orthop Assoc.  2000 Oct;35(5):821-824.

Bilateral Plantar Fibromatosis after Calcaneal Fractures: A Case Report

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  • 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dankook University College of Medicine, Chonan, Korea.

Abstract

Plantar fibromatosis is a benign fibroproliferative disorder of plantar fascia with rare incidence, the etiology of which is still controversial with several etiological propositions such as trauma, infection, autoimmune disease. Hereby we report a case of 45 year-old male patient with pathologically confirmed bilateral plantar fibromatosis, found after bilateral calcaneal fractures.

Keyword

Calcaneus; Calcaneal fracture; Plantar fibromatosis

MeSH Terms

Autoimmune Diseases
Calcaneus
Fascia
Fibroma*
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
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